Insertable typewriter shelf



Jan. 30, 1968 V N. HANSON 3,366,431

INSERTABLE TYPEWRITER SHELF Filed May 16, 1966 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. NORMAN L. HANSON BY I W ATTORNEYS Jan. 30, 1968 N. L. HANSON "3,366,431

INSERTABLE TYPEWRITER SHELF Filed May 16, 1966 5 Sheets-Shet 2 United States Patent 3,366,431 INSERTABLE TYPEWRITER SHELF Norman L. Hanson, Aurora, 111., assignor to Lyon Metal Products, Incorporated, Aurora, 11]., a corporation of Illinois Filed May 16, 1966, Ser. No. 550,525 18 Claims. (Cl. 312-208) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE There is disclosed a pedestal and shelf construction comprising a pedestal including a body having a front drawer-receiving opening therein, glides mounted in said body, a drawer mounted in said pedestal upon said glides and including a bottom wall and a pair of longitudinally extending side walls, a front wall closing the area defined by the bottom wall and the side walls and positioned to close a portion of the drawer-receiving opening and having a pair of openings therein, a front channel support disposed in the forward portion of the drawer and a rear channel support disposed toward the rear of the drawer, a pair of support channels disposed on the front and rear channel supports and fixedly secured thereto and extending forwardly therefrom through the openings in the drawer front wall, and a top shelf fixedly mounted on the portion of the support channels disposed outwardly with respect to the drawer front wall; a lock rail and a pilfer plate are provided to assist in maintaining the drawer in the operative position within the pedestal, and a modesty panel is also provided along one each of the shelf top.

The present invention-relates to typewriter shelf constructions, and particularly to a typewriter shelf insertable in and mountable in a desk pedestal, and to the resultant combination of a desk pedestal and typewriter shelf construction.

It is a general object of the present invention to provide an improved typewriter shelf construction, and specifically an improved typewriter shelf or typewriter platform which is insertable in and mountable on a desk pedestal, and fundamentally to provide an improved typewriter shelf formed essentially of sheet metal that is simple in construction and economical in manufacture.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved typewriter shelf of the type set forth which is insertable in a drawer opening in a desk pedestal and including construction to engage a system of drawer-supporting glides mounted with the pedestal.

In connection with the foregoing object, another object of the invention is to provide a typewriter shelf of the type set forth wherein structure is provided positively to lock the typewriter shelf in position within the associated pedestal.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a pilfer plate mounted on that portion of the typewriter shelf disposed within the associated pedestal and serving in use to prevent unauthorized operation of the drawer locking system by use of hooks and/or wires to open the desk drawers.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an improved typewriter shelf construction of the type set forth comprising a drawer including a bottom wall and a pair of longitudinally extending side walls on the outer edges of the bottom wall, a front wall closing the area defined by the bottom wall and the side walls and positioned to close a portion of the associated drawerreceiving opening and having a pair of openings therein, a front channel support disposed in the forward portion of the drawer and a rear channel support disposed toward the rear of the drawer, the front channel support including a generally vertically arranged first plate extending the width of the drawer and having first side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a first bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to the drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged first top flange on the upper edge thereof, the rear channel support including a generally vertically arranged second plate extending the width of the drawer and having second side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a second bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to the drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged second top flange on the upper edge thereof, a pair of support channels disposed on the top flanges and fixedly secured thereto and extending forwardly therefrom through the openings in the drawer front wall, and a shelf top fixedly mounted on the portion of the support channels disposed outwardly with respect to the drawer front wall.

In connection with the foregoing object, it is another object of the invention to provide an improved support channel and an improved shelf top construction for use in the typewriter shelf.

A further object of the invention is to provide a typewriter shelf of the type set forth wherein a modesty panel is further provided disposed beneath the shelf top adjacent to the outer longitudinally extending edge thereof and secured thereto and in use extending downwardly therefrom toward the underlying support surface, the modesty panel preferably having a support leg on the outer end thereof extending downwardly to rest upon the underlying support surface, and the modesty panel also preferably having a stabilizer clip interconnecting the lower inner end of the modesty panel and the adjacent portion of the pedestal body to provide a strong interconnection therebetween.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a combination pedestal and typewriter shelf construction of the type set forth.

Further features of the invention pertain to the particular arrangement of the parts, whereby the above-outlined and additional features thereof are attained.

The invention, both as to its construction and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages, will best be understood by reference to the following specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a front perspective view of a double pedestal desk having a typewriter shelf positioned in the lefthand pedestal thereof, the typewriter shelf being made in accordance with and embodying the principles of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the lefthand pedestal and typewriter shelf construction of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view of the desk and typewriter shelf construction of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the typewriter shelf construction of FIGS. 1 to 3 with the shelf top and modesty panel removed therefrom;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view in vertical section along the line 55 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary view in vertical section along the line 6-6 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary view in vertical section along the line 77 of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a top plan view of the typewriter shelf construction of the present invention; and

FIG, 9 is a bottom elevational view of the typewriter shelf construction of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, and particularly to FIGS. 1 to 3 thereof, there is illustrated a double pedestal desk 50 having in place therein a typewriter shelf made in accordance with and embodying the principles of the present invention. For purposes of illustration, the typewriter shelf 100 has been shown mounted in the lefthand pedestal in the desk 50, but it will be understood that the typewriter shelf 100 could likewise be mounted in the righthand pedestal, provided that certain minor modifications of parts are made as will be described more fully hereinafter. The desk 50 includes a desk top 51 on the lefthand end of which is mounted a first pedestal 60 and on the righthand end of which is mounted a second pedestal 80, the pedestals 60 and 80 being poined by a rear panel 53 disposed toward the rear of the desk top 51. Also mounted on the desk top 51 is a center drawer 54 and a lock 55 which operates locking mechanism to lock the center drawer 54 in the closed position thereof and to lock the several drawers in the pedestals 60 and 80 in the closed positions thereof. In order to support the desk 50 upon an underlying support surface, a first pair of legs 56 is provided beneath the pedestal 60 and a second pair of legs 56 is provided beneath the pedestal 80.

The pedestal 60 is provided with a body 65 having in the front thereof a substantially rectangular drawer-receiving opening and in which is disposed a top shelf 61 having a pull 62 and a pair of box drawers 63 provided with pulls 64. The pedestal 80 likewise is provided with a body 85 and has mounted therein a top shelf 81 provided with a pull 82, a box drawer 83 rovided with a pull 84 and a file drawer 87 provided with a pull 88.

Turning more specifically to FIGS. and 6 of the drawings, it will be seen that in the pedestal 60 immediately adjacent to the drawer-receiving opening therein is a generally rectangular front frame 67 that extends completely around the drawer-receiving opening in the pedestal 60 and behind which is mounted a pair of vertically arranged drawer supports 68 disposed on the opposite sides of the body 65, the drawer supports 68 being in lateral alignment with each other and disposed substantially perpendicular and parallel to the vertical sections of the front frame 67. Mounted on the front frame 67 and the drawer support 68 are two pairs of shelf glides 69, preferably formed of a lubric material such as a synthetic organic plastic resin, the preerred resin being an acetal resin such as that sold under the trademark Delrin. The shelf glides 69 support the top shelf 61 thereon which in the inner position thereof is fully disposed within the pedestal 60. Also mounted on the front frame 67 and the drawer support 68 are opposed and aligned pairs of drawer glides 70 which are also formed of a lubric material, the preferred lubric material being the same as that from which are formed the shelf glides 69. There further is provided in the pedestal 60 a latch channel 57 mounted immediately to the rear of the front frame 67 on the outer or lefthand side of the pedestal 60, the latch channel 57 accommodating a plurality of latches 58 mounted upon a cable 59, the position of the latches 58 and the cable 59 being controlled by the lock 55 so as to position the latches 58 into and out of engaging position with respect to keepers (not shown) on each of the drawers Further details of the construction of the above described parts of the desk 50 including further details of the construction of the pedestal 60 and the locking mechanism for the drawers therein are set forth in the copending application of Kenneth E. Schreyer, Ser. No. 503,157, filed Oct. 23, 1965, and entitled Desk Construction.

Disposed between the top shelf 61 and the uppermost box drawer 63 is an open area in the drawer-receiving opening of the pedestal 60. Disposed in this open area and extending outwardly from the pedestal 60 is the typewriter shelf 100, the typewriter shelf 100 including more particularly a top 101 that is disposed entirely outside of the pedestal 60 and a mounting drawer 150 disposed within the pedestal 60 and engaging a set of the drawer glides 70 to mount the typewriter shelf 100 in the operative position thereof. The top 101, as may be best seen in FIGS. 5 to 9, includes a generally flat top plate 102 formed of sheet metal, the top plate 102v being generally rectangular and having the four corners thereof slightly rounded. Disposed beneath the top plate 102 is an edging 103 also formed of sheet metal, a substantially flat piece of sheet metal having been deformed to provide an attachment flange 104, a side flange 105, a mounting flange 106, an inturned flange 107 and an upturned flange 108. More specifically, the attachment flange 104 is disposed against the underside of the top plate 102 but is spaced inwardly with respect to the outer edge thereof, the outer edge of the attachment flange 104 carrying thereon the mounting flange 106 which is disposed downwardly away from the underside of the top plate 102 and extends outwardly slightly beyond the outer edge thereof. As illustrated, the side flange 105 is integral with the mounting flange 106 and depends therefrom and extends slightly inwardly toward the center of the top plate 102, the flange 105 making an angle of for example with respect to the mounting flange 106. The bottom flange 107 is disposed on the lower edge of the side flange and extends inwardly substantially parallel to the flanges 104 and 106 and carries on the inner end thereof the upturned flange 108 that extends upwardly toward the top plate 102 and is disposed substantially normal thereto and to the bottom flange 107. As may be best seen in FIG. 9, the edging 103 extends completely along the forward edge of the top plate 102, along the edges of the top plate 102 and along the entire inner edge of the top plate 102. It further will be seen that the attachment flange 104 is cut out at the corner as at 109 to permit bending of the remaining portions thereof without providing overlapping of the attachment flanges 104. V

Also disposed on the underside of the top plate 102 is a top pan 110 formed from a substantially flat piece of sheet metal bent to provide a central portion 111 from the edges of which extend upwardly flanges 112 carrying on the outer edges thereof connecting portions 114. As may be best seen in FIG. 9, the outwardly extending con= necting portions 114 are disposed within the periphery of the edging 103 and bear against the attachment flanges 104 thereof and are secured thereto as by welding. The space defined between the central portion 111 and the underside of the top plate 102 is filled by a body 115 of rigid cellular construction substantially filling the space therebetween to lend strength thereto and to deaden sound transmission therebetween. Preferably, the horizontal surfaces of the body 115 are secured by a suitable adhesive to the adjacent surfaces of the top plate 102 and the top pan 110.

Disposed on the upper surface of the top plate 102 is a covering 125, preferably formed of a synthetic organic resin, the preferred materials being those sold under the trademarks Textolite, Micarta and Formica. An adhesive is applied both to the upper surface of the top plate 102 and to the lower surface of the covering to provide a good bond therebetween, the preferred adhesive being a synthetic rubber resin adhesive of the contact type such as that sold under the trademark D- 500 by the Armstrong Cork Company, thetwo parts being open heated to about 200 F. to drive off the volatile ingredients in the adhesive. The outer edge of the covering 125 extends slightly beyond the outer edge of the top plate 102 and the upper outer corner of the covering 125 may be slightly beveled.

There is provided around the periphery of the top 101 a decorative trim 130. The trim comprises a length of extruded aluminum metal including a decorative body 131 having a rounded or curved outer surface and an integral mounting tongue 135 extending laterally therefrom. The mounting tongue 135 is disposed between and resiliently clamped in the space between the underside of the top plate 102 and the upper surface of the mounting flange 106.

In order firmly and readily to mount the typewriter shelf 100 in the operative position Within the pedestal 60, the mounting drawer 150 has been provided, the construction of the mounting drawer 150 being best illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 9 of the drawings. As shown, the mounting drawer 150 includes a bottom wall 151 that is substantially rectangular in shape and has a width slightly less than the width of the pedestal 60 and has a length slightly less than the length of the pedestal 60. Disposed on the longitudinally extending side edges of the bottom wall 151 are upstanding inner side walls 152, the side walls 152 being disposed substantially parallel to each other and normal to the bottom wall 151 and extending substantially the entire length thereof. Interconnecting the rear ends of the bottom wall 151 and the inner side walls 152 is a rear wall 153, all of the walls named being mutually interconnected. Each of the inner side walls 152 also carries an outer side wall generally designated by the numeral 154, each of the outer side walls 154 including a bottom flange 155, a lower support flange 156, a retaining flange 157, an upper support flange 158 and a connecting wall 159 disposed between the support flanges 156 and 158. It will be understood that a single piece of sheet metal is shaped to provide the various parts named, the bottom flange 155 lying beneath the bottom wall 151 and being secured thereto as by welding and the connect ing wall 159 lying against the outer surface of the associated inner wall 152 and being secured thereto as by welding. The two support flanges 156 and 158 are disposed parallel to each other and normal to the drawer side wall and extend laterally outwardly with respect thereto; and the retaining flange 157 extends upwardly substantially normal to the support flanges 156 and 158 and is spaced outwardly a predetermined distance with respect to the connecting wall 159, the support flanges 156 and 158 and the retaining flange 157 extending substantially the entire length of the support drawer 150. Extending upwardly from the upper support flange 158 is a connecting section 162 on the upper end of which is an integral outstanding reinforcement section 163 and above which is another connecting section 164 carrying an upper outstanding reinforcement section 166 that carries on the inner portion thereof a downturned flange 167 disposed adjacent to the upper edge of the associated inner side wall 152. It will be understood that each of the portions and sections named is formed integral from the same piece of sheet metal as that of which are formed the other portions of the outer side wall 154. In the construction, the connecting sections 162 and 164 are disposed against the outer surface of the associated inner side wall 152 and are suitably secured thereto as by welding, whereas the reinforcement sections 163 and 166 are spaced outwardly with respect to the inner side wall 152. In passing it is noted that both sides of the mounting drawer 150 have the double wall construction described, and like reference numerals have been applied to like parts on both thereof. Furthermore the support drawer 150 is mounted within the pedestal 60 by means of the four glides 70 disposed between the support flanges 156 and 158 on the opposite sides thereof.

The forward end of the support drawer 150 is closed by a drawer head formed of a single sheet of sheet metal bent to provide an outer front wall 170 that is generally rectangular in shape and extends outwardly beyond the side walls 152 and upwardly beyond the upper edges of the side walls 152 and downwardly below the bottom wall 151. Disposed on the side edges of the front wall 170 are rearwardly directed side flanges 171 that carry on the rear edges thereof inturned flanges (not shown). Disposed on the lower edge of the front wall 170 is a rearwardly directed flange '172 (see FIG. 6) underlying and spaced from the under surface of the bottom wall 151, the rear edge of the flange 172 carrying an upturned flange 173 extending upwardly to the under surface of the bottom wall 151 and carrying thereon a rearwardly directed attachment flange 174 lying against the under surface of the bottom wall 151, means being provided suitably to secure as by welding the outer front wall to the bottom wall 151 and the side walls 152. The upper edge of the front wall 170 carries a rearwardly directed flange 175 that in turn carries on the rear edge thereof a downturned flange 176. Also formed in the front wall 170 are two spaced apart rectangular openings 177, the purpose of which will be described more fully hereinafter. It will be seen therefore that the drawer head including the front wall 170 completely encloses that portion of the drawer-receiving opening in the front of the pedestal 60 that is disposed below the top shelf 61 and above the drawer head of the topmost box drawer 63.

In accordance with the present invention there is provided within the mounting drawer 150 a front channel support 180, the front channel support being formed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to provide a main plate 181, a pair of side flanges 182, a bottom flange 183 and a top flange 184. The main plate 181 is generally rectangular in shape and extends the width of the drawer 150 between the side walls 152 thereof and in use is arranged generally vertically, the lower edge being disposed upon the drawer bottom wall 151 and the upper edge extending upwardly a short distance above the lower edge of the openings 177. The outer ends of the main plate 181 carry the side flanges 182 that are also generally rectangular in shape and extend rearwardly from the main plate 181 and are disposed against the inner surfaces of the drawer side walls 152 and are suitably secured thereto as by welding at 185. The lower edge of the main plate 181 carries the rearwardly directed essentially rectangular bottom flange 183 that is disposed upon the upper surface of the drawer bottom wall 151 and is secured thereto as by welding. Finally, there is provided on the upper edge of the main plate 181 the rearwardly extending generally rectangular top flange 184 having the upper surface thereof disposed generally horizontally and in a plane disposed just slightly above the lower edges of the openings 177.

Also disposed in the drawer 150 is a rear channel support disposed toward the rear of the drawer 150 and being formed of a single piece of sheet metal bent to provide a main plate 191, a pair of side flanges 192, a bottom flange 193 and a top flange 194. The main plate 194 is generally rectangular in shape and extends the width of the drawer 150 between the side walls 152 thereof and in use is arranged generally vertically, the lower edge being disposed upon the drawer bottom wall 151, and the upper edge extending upwardly a short distance above the lower edge of the openings 177. The outer ends of the main plate 191 carry the side flanges 192 that are also generally rectangular in shape and extend forwardly from the main plate 191 and are disposed against the inner surfaces of the drawer side walls 152 and are suitably secured thereto as by welding at 195. The lower edge of the main plate 191 carries the forwardly directed essentially rectangular bottom flange 193 that is disposed upon the upper surface of the drawer bottom wall 151 and is secured thereto as by welding. Finally, there is provided on the upper edge of the main plate 191 the forwardly extending generally rectangular top flange 194 having the upper surface thereof disposed generally horizontally and in the same plane as the upper surface of the top flange 184.

In order to mount the top 101 upon the drawer 150, a pair of support channels 200 is provided, each of the support channels 200 being mounted upon the channel supports 180 and 190 and extending forwardly through one of the openings 177 in the front wall 170 and having the top 101 upon the portions thereof extending forwardly from the drawer 150. The support channels are formed identical one to the other, whereby only one will be described in detail and the like reference numerals applied to like parts of both throughout the several figures of the drawings. As illustrated, the support channel 200 is formed from a single piece of sheet metal bent to provide a main wall 201, a pair of upstanding side flanges 202 and a pair of outwardly directed attachment flanges 203. The main wall 201 in use rests upon the top flanges 184 and 194 of the channel supports 180 and 190, respectively, and is secured thereto as by welding, the main wall 201 being essentially rectangular in shape and extending from the rearmost portion of the rear channel support 190 forwardly to the forward inner edge of the edging 103 (see FIG. 9 also). The longitudinally extending side edges of the main wall 201 carry the upstanding side flanges 202, respectively, disposed substantially normal to the main wall 201 and extending the entire length thereof. The upper edges of the side flanges 202 in turn carry the outwardly directed attachment flanges 203 that extend away from each other and have the upper surfaces thereof disposed substantially in the same plane. Provided in the portion of the attachment flanges 203 extending outwardly beyond the drawer front wall 170 are openings 204 useful in mounting the top 101 on the support channels 200. More specifically, and referring to FIGS. and 9 of the drawings, it will be seen that the top 101 fits upon the support channels 200, suitable openings being provided in the edging 103 in the rear portion thereof, i.e., in the portion disposed toward the pedestal 60, whereby the top pan 110, and particularly the central portion 111 thereof can rest upon the upper surfaces of the support channel attachment flanges 203. Openings are formed in the top pan 110 in alignment with the outer ones of the openings 204 in the attachment flanges 203 and weld nuts 205 are provided in alignment therewith and secured to the upper surface of the central portion 111 of the top pan 110. Bolts 206 extend through the aligned openings in the flanges 203 and the central portion 111 to engage the nuts 205, thereby fixedly to connect the shelf top 101 to the mounting channels 200 and thus to the drawer 150.

In order fixedly to position the typewriter shelf 100 within the pedestal 60, lock rail 216 is secured to the bottom of the drawer 150 (see FIGS. 4, 6, 8 and 9). The lock rail 210 more specifically includes a body 211 disposed beneath the bottom of the drawer 150 and extending completely thereacross and secured thereto as by welding, the outer ends of the body 211 carrying downturned flanges 212 thereon. Each of the flanges 212 has an opening 213 therein receiving therethrough a fastener such as a bolt 215 that engages a threaded opening in the adjacent drawer support 68, whereby when the bolts 215 are in position, the drawer 150 and therefore the typewriter shelf 100 is fixedly mounted with respect to the associated pedestal 60.

Further to discourage pilfering of the contents of the pedestal 60, these is provided in the forward portion of the drawer 150 a pilfer plate 220 formed of a single piece of sheet metal shaped to provide a main plate 221 and an upstanding front flange 222. The main plate 221 is generally rectangular in shape and extends the entire width of the drawer 150 between the side walls 152 thereof and rests upon the upper surfaces of the support channel flanges 203 and is secured thereto as by bolting or welding. The forward edge of the main wall 221 carries the upstanding front flange 222 that extends upwardly along the inner surface of the front wall 170 and up to and behind the flange 176 thereon. By the described construction including the lock rail 210 and the pilfer plate 220, the drawer 150 and the attached portions of the typewriter shelf 100 are fixedly positioned within the associated pedestal 60.

As may be seen in FIG. 5 of the drawings, the longitudinal center of the shelf top 101 is not coincident with the center line of the pedestal 60 or of the drawer 150, the center line of the shelf top 101 being shifted to the left as viewed therein. Further if the typewriter shelf 100 is to be used in a righthand pedestal, it is desirable to shift the center line of the shelf 101 to the other side with respect to the mounting channels 200 and the mounting drawer 150. To this end a second set of weld nuts 205 illustrated by the dashed lines to the right in FIG. 5 and by solid lines to the left in 5 has been pro-- vided that can be respectively aligned with the openings in the channel supports 200, whereby the shelf top 101 can be readily shifted with respect to the support channels 206 so as to render the typewiter shelf 10% particularly useful for insertion in a righthand pedestal desk.

There further has been provided on the typewriter shelf 109 a modesty panel 300 provided on the underside of the associated typewriter shelf and positioned toward the outer edge thereof substantially to close and to screen off the space between the forward outer edge of the pedestal 60 and the forward edge of the typewriter shelf 100. Referring particularly to FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the drawings, it will be seen that the modesty panel 300 includes a pair of substantially rectangular side panels 310 and 320 formed of sheet metal and disposed substantially parallel to each other. More specifically, the outer side panel 310 includes a main panel 311 generally rectangular in shape and carrying on the upper edge thereof an inturned flange 312. The side edges of the main wall 311 are provided with side flanges 313 which extend the entire height of the main wall 311, the side flanges 313 extending inwardly substantially normal to the main wall 311 and in the same direction as the top flange 312. The lower edge of the main wall 311 carries a bottom flange 314 which is also disposed substantially normal to the main wall 311 and extends therefrom in the same direction as the flanges 312 and 313.

The inner side wall 320 panel includes a generally rectangular main wall 321 having substantially the same shape and extent as the main wall 311 and integral with the four edges thereof are a top flange 322 and three other outwardly extending flanges (not shown) fitting within the top flange 312, The side flanges 313 and the bottom flange 314 on the main wall 311.

Disposed between the side panels 310 and 320 is a filler 330 of cellular construction and formed of a paper product, the filler 330 extending substantially throughout the area between the main walls 311 and 321. The filler 330 is further secured by bodies of mastic (not shown) to the inner surfaces of the panels 310 and 320 throughout substantially the entire adjacent areas thereof, whereby to form a strong yet light-weight structure possessing good sound deadening properties. The mastic is preferably an adhesive such as that sold under the trademark W-870 by the Armstrong Cork Company or EC 2.168 by the Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.

It further is desired to provide on the bottom of the modesty panel 300 a leg 350 and to this end there is provided within the modesty panel 300 a leg mounting bracket (not shown) in alignment with openings in the bottom flange 314 on the outer panel 310 and the bottom flange on the inner panel 320, the upper end of the leg 350 being provided with a threaded portion that is threadedly received by the mounting bracket within the modesty panel 300. More specifically, the leg 350 includes a cylindrical rod 351 having a diameter less than the distance between the main walls 311 and 321, the upper end of the rod 351 being threaded and the lower end of the rod 351 carrying a rubber foot 352 suitably secured thereto for engagement with the underlying support surface. There also preferably is provided a stabilizer clip 355 disposed between the lower inner portion of the modesty panel 300 and the adjacent portion of the pedestal 60 further to stabilize the modesty panel 300.

Finally, the upper end of the modesty panel 300 carries a pair of Z-shaped mounting brackets 360, each bracket 360 including a first attachment flange 361 having an opening therethrough receiving a bolt 2416 engaging one of the nuts 205 provided on the upper surface of the top pan 110. A second attachment flange 362 is provided on each of the brackets 360 and having a pair of openings therethrough receiving bolts 363 that engage threaded openings in a plate 364 fixedly secured as by welding to the top flange 322 on the inner panel 320. It will be seen therefore that by means of the two Z-shaped brackets 360, the upper end of the modesty panel 300 is fixed secured to the underside of the typewriter shelf 100 adjacent to the outer edge thereof.

It will be understood that the modesty panel 309 can also be mounted on the righthand outer edge of the typewriter shelf 100 when the typewriter shelf 100 is to be mounted in the righthand pedestal 80 of the desk 50. As has been explained hereinabove, in such an installation the top is shifted with respect to the support channels 200 to engage the lefthand pair of nuts 205, whereby the right-handmost nut 205 is available for attachment of the upper end of the modesty panel 300 thereto by means of the Z-brackets 350 and the associated bolts 206.

Fundamentally, the typewriter shelf 100 is formed of sheet metal with the exception of the several parts mentioned during the above description. Furthermore, the sheet metal forming the various parts is of relatively light gauge as will be appreciated from the following examples of the gauge of the sheet metal utilized to form the various parts thereof. For example, the top plate 101 is formed of 20 gauge steel; the edging 103 is formed of 18 gauge steel; and the top pan 110 is formed of 18 gauge steel. The mounting drawer 150 has the bottom wall 151 and the inner side walls 152 thereof formed of 24 gauge steel; the rear wall 153 and the outer side walls 154 are also formed of 24 gauge steel; and the drawer front wall 170 is formed of 22 gauge steel. The channel supports 180 and 190 are formed of 16 gauge steel; the support channels 200 are formed of 12 gauge steel; the lock rail 210 is formed of 16 gauge steel; and the pilfer plate 220 is formed of 22 gauge steel.

From the above description it will be seen that there has been provided an insertable typewriter shelf and a modesty panel therefor which fulfill all of the objects and advantages set forth above. While there has been described what is at present considered to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that various modifications may be made therein, and it is intended to cover in the appended claims all such modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A pedestal and shelf construction comprising a pedestal including a body having a front drawer-receiving opening therein, a front pair of glides respectively mounted on the opposite inner sides of said body in general horizontal alignment, a rear pair of glides respectively mounted on the inner sides of said body in general horizontal alignment and in general longitudinal alignment with said front pair of glides, a drawer mounted in said pedestal upon said glides and including a bottom wall and a pair of longitudinally extending side walls on the outer edges of said bottom wall, a front wall closing the area defined by said bottom wall and said side walls and positioned to close a portion of said drawerreceiving opening and having a pair of openings therein, a front channel support disposed in the forward portion of said drawer and a rear channel support disposed toward the rear of said drawer, said front channel support including a generally vertically arranged first plate extending the width of said drawer and having first side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a first bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged first top flange on the upper edge thereof, said rear channel support including a generally vertically arranged second plate extending the width of said drawer and having second side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a second bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged second top flange on the upper edge thereof, a pair of support channels disposed on said top flanges and fixedly secured thereto and extending forwardly therefrom through the openings in said drawer front wall, a shelf top fixedly mounted on the portion of said support channels disposed outwardly with respect to said drawer front wall, a lock rail fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and extending transversely thereof and carrying on the outer ends thereof downturned flanges, and fasteners interconnecting said lock rail flanges and said pedestal body fixedly to mount said drawer within said pedestal.

2. The pedestal and shelf construction set forth in claim 1, wherein said drawer and said channel supports and said support channels are all formed of sheet metal and are joined by welding.

3. The pedestal and shelf construction set forth in claim 1, and further comprising a pilfer plate mounted on said support channels and extending between said drawer side walls and from said drawer front wall rearwardly.

4. A pedestal and shelf construction comprising a pedestal including a body having a front drawer-receiving opening therein, a front pair of glides respectively mounted on the opposite inner sides of said body in general horizontal alignment, a rear pair of glides respectively mounted on the inner sides of said body in general horizontal alignment and in general longitudinal alignment with said front pair of glides, a drawer mounted in said pedestal upon said glides and including a bottom wall and a pair of longitudinally extending side walls on the outer edges of said bottom wall, a front wall closing the area defined by said bottom wall and said side walls and positioned to close a portion of said drawer-receiving opening and having a pair of openings therein, a front channel support disposed in the forward portion of said drawer and a rear channel support disposed toward the rear of said drawer, said front channel support including a generally vertically arranged first plate extending the width of said drawer and having first side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a first bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged first top flange on the upper edge thereof, said rear channel support including a generally vertically arranged second plate extending the width of said drawer and having second side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a second bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged second top flange on the upper edge thereof, a pair of support channels disposed on said top flanges, each support channel including a main wall resting upon said top flanges and secured thereto, a pair of upstanding side flanges respectively on the longitudinally extending edges on said main wall and extending upwardly therefrom substantially normal thereto, an attachment flange on the upper edge of each of said side flanges extending outwardly laterally therefrom with the upper surfaces thereof disposed in another plane, and a top shelf fixedly mounted on the portion of said attachment flanges disposed outwardly with respect to said drawer front wall.

5. A pedestal and shelf construction comprising a pedestal including a body having a front drawer-receiving opening therein, a front pair of glides respectively mounted on the opposite inner sides of said body in general horizontal alignment, a rear pair of glides respectively mounted on the inner sides of said body in general horizontal alignment and in general longitudinal alignment with said front pair of glides, a drawer mounted in said pedestal upon said glides and including a bottom wall and a pair of longitudinally extending side walls on the outer edges of said bottom wall, a front wall closing the area defined by said bottom wall and said side walls and positioned to close a portion of said drawer-receiving opening and havin a pair of openings therein, a front channel support disposed in the forward portion of said drawer and a rear channel support disposed toward the rear of said drawer, said front channel support including a generally vertically arranged first plate extending the width of said drawer and having first side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a first bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged first top flange on the upper edge thereof, said rear channel support including a generally vertically arranged second plate extending the width of said drawer and having second side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a second bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged second top flange on the upper edge thereof, a pair of support channels disposed on said top flanges and fixedly secured thereto and extending forwardly therefrom through the openings in said drawer front wall, and a shelf top fixedly mounted on the portion of said support channels disposed outwardly with respect to said drawer front wall, said top shelf including a substantially flat top plate, an edging extending around the periphery of said top plate and including a dependent side flange that extends downwardly well below said support channels, and a top pan disposed beneath said top plate and having attachment portions extending upwardly at the periphery thereof and secured to the underside of said top plate and having a central portion disposed upon said support channels and secured thereto for mounting said shelf top thereon.

6. A typewriter shelf for use in a pedestal including a body having a front drawer-receiving opening therein with a front pair of glides respectively mounted on the opposite inner sides of the body in general horizontal alignment and a rear pair of glides respectively mounted on the inner sides of the body in general horizontal alignment and in longitudinal alignment with the front pair of glides, said typewriter shelf comprising a drawer mounted in use within the associated pedestal upon the associated glides and including a bottom wall and a pair of longitudinally extending side walls on the outer edges of said bottom wall, a front wall closing the area defined by said bottom wall and said side walls and positioned to close a portion of the associated drawer-receiving opening and having a pair of openings therein, a front channel support disposed in the forward portion of said drawer and a rear channel support disposed toward the rear of said drawer, said front channel support including a generally vertically arranged first plate extending the width of said drawer and having first side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a first bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged first top flange on the upper edge theerof, said rear channel support including a generally vertically arranged second plate extending the width of the said drawer and having second side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a second bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged second top flange on the upper edge thereof, a pair of support channels disposed on said top flanges, each of said support channels including a main wall resting upon said top flanges and secured thereto, a pair of upstanding side flanges respectively on the longitudinally extending edges of said main wall extending upwardly therefrom substantially normal thereto, and an attachment flange on the upper edge of each of said side flanges extending outwardly laterally therefrom with the upper surfaces thereof disposed in a common plane, and a top wall fixedly mounted on the portion of said attachment flanges disposed outwardly with respect to said drawer front wall.

7. A typewriter shelf for use in a pedestal including a body having a front drawer-receiving opening therein with a front pair of glides respectively mounted on the opposite inner sides of the body in general horizontal alignment and a rear pair of glides respectively mounted on the inner sides of the body in general horizontal alignment and in longitudinal alignment with the front pair of glides, said typewriter shelf comprising a drawer mounted in use within the associated pedestal upon the associated glides and including a bottom wall and a pair of longitudinally extending side walls on the outer edges of said bottom wall, a front wall closing the area defined by said bottom wall and said side walls and positioned to close a portion of the associated drawer-receiving opening and having a pair of openings therein, a front channel support disposed in the forward portion of said drawer and a rear channel support disposed toward the rear of said drawer, said front channel support including a generally vertically arranged first plate extending the width of said drawer and having first side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a first bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged first top flange on the upper edge thereof, said rear channel support including a generally vertically arranged second plate extending the width of the said drawer and having second side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a second bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged second top flange on the upper edge thereof, a pair of support channels disposed on said top flanges and fixedly secured thereto and extending forwardly therefrom through the openings in said drawer front wall, and a shelf top fixedly mounted on the portion of said support channels disposed outwardly with respect to said drawer front wall, said shelf top including a substantially flat top plate, an edging extending around the periphery of said top plate and including a depending side flange that extends downwardly well below said support channels, and a top pan disposed beneath said top plate and having attachment portions extending upwardly at the periphery thereof and secured to the underside of said top plate and having a central portion disposed upon said support channels and secured thereto for mounting said shelf top thereon.

8. The pedestal and shelf construction set forth in claim 5, wherein a body of rigid cellular construction is disposed between said top plate and the central portion of said top pan and substantially filling the space therebetween to lend strength thereto and to deaden sound transmission therebetween.

9. The pedestal and shelf construction set forth in claim 5, and further comprising a modesty panel disposed beneath said shelf top adjacent to the outer longitudinally extending edge thereof and secured thereto and in use extending downwardly therefrom toward the underlying support surface.

10. The pedestal and shelf construction set forth in claim 9, and further comprising a support leg mounted on the lower end of said modesty panel adjacent to the outer end thereof and extending downwardly to rest upon the underlying support surface.

11. The pedestal and shelf construction set forth in claim 9, and further comprising a stabilizer clip interconnecting the lower inner end of said modesty panel and the adjacent portion of said pedestal body to provide a strong interconnection therebetween.

12. A typewriter shelf for use in a pedestal including a body having a front drawer-receiving opening therein with a front pair of glides respectively mounted on the opposite inner sides of the body in general horizontal alignment and a rear pair of glides respectively mounted on the inner sides of the body in general horizontal alignment and in longitudinal alignment with the front pair of glides, said typewriter shelf comprising a drawer mounted in use within the associated pedestal upon the associated glides and including a bottom wall and a pair of longitudinally extending side walls on the outer edges of said bottom wall, a front wall closing the area defined by said bottom wall and said side walls and positioned to close a portion of the associated drawer-receiving opening and having a pair of openings therein, a front channel support disposed in the forward portion of said drawer and a rear channel support disposed toward the rear of said drawer, said front channel support including a generally vertically arranged first plate extending the width of said drawer and having first side flanges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a first bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged first top flange on the upper edge thereof, said rear channel support including a generally vertically arranged second plate extending the width of the said drawer and having second side fianges on the ends thereof fixedly secured to the adjacent drawer side walls and having a second bottom flange on the lower edge thereof fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and having a generally horizontally arranged second top flange on the upper edge thereof, a pair of support channels disposed on said top flanges and fixedly secured thereto and extending forwardly therefrom through the openings in said drawer front wall, a shelf top fixedly mounted on the portion of said support channels disposed outward- 1y with respect to said drawer front wall, and a lock rail fixedly secured to said drawer bottom wall and extending transversely thereof and carrying on the outer edge thereof downturned flanges, said flanges having holes therein for receiving fasteners to interconnect said lock rail flanges and the associated pedestal body fixedly to mount said drawer within the associated pedestal.

13. The typewriter shelf construction set forth in claim 12, wherein said drawer and said channel supports and said support channels are all formed of sheet metal and are joined by welding.

14. The typewriter shelf construction set forth in claim 12, and further comprising a pilfer plate mounted on said support channels and extending between said drawer side walls and from said drawer front wall rearwardly, thereby to prevent unauthorized removal of said drawer from the associated pedestal.

15. The typewriter shelf construction set forth in claim 7, wherein a body of rigid cellular construction is disposed between said top plate and the central portion of said top pan and substantially filling the space therebetween to lend strength thereto and to deaden sound transmission therebetween.

16. The typewriter shelf construction set forth in claim 7, and further comprising a modesty panel disposed beneath said shelf top adjacent to the outer longitudinally extending edge thereof and secured thereto and in use extending downwardly therefrom toward the underlying support surface.

17. The typewriter shelf construction set forth in claim 16, and further comprising a support leg mounted on the lower end of said modesty panel adjacent to the outer end thereof and extending downwardly to rest upon the underlying support surface.

18. The typewriter shelf construction set forth in claim 16, and further comprising a stabilizer clip interconnecting the lower inner end of said modesty panel and the adjacent portion of the associated pedestal body to provide a strong interconnection therebetween.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,511,919 6/1950 Jones et a1. 312-208 2,855,261 10/1958 Wells et al. 312-257 2,906,574 9/1959 Bullock 312-194 X 3,140,135 7/1964 Stohlberg 312-208 3,194,183 7/1965 Hamilton et a1. 312-194 X CASMIR A. NUNBERG, Primary Examiner.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 3,366,431 January 30, 1968 Norman L. Hanson It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patent requiring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as corrected below.

Column 1, line 31, for "each" read edge line 50, for "with" read within column 3, line 11, for "poined" read joined line 42, for "preered" read preferred column 4, line 60, for "open" read oven column 7, line 52, for "these" read there line 69, after "center" insert line column 8, line 31, for "320 panel" read panel 320 line 36, for "The" read the column 9, line 5, for "fixed" read fixedly column 11, line 61, for

"theerof" read thereof Signed and sealed this 1st day of April 1969.

(SEAL) Attest:

EDWARD J. BRENNER Commissioner of Patents Edward M. Fletcher, Jr.

Attesting Officer 

